Body Composition Assessment in Mexican Children and Adolescents. Part 1: Comparisons between Skinfold-Thickness, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry, Air-Displacement Plethysmography, Deuterium Oxide Dilution, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging with the 4-C Model

Body Composition Assessment in Mexican Children and Adolescents. Part 1: Comparisons between Skinfold-Thickness, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry, Air-Displacement Plethysmography, Deuterium Oxide Dilution, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging with the 4-C Model

The evaluation of body composition (BC) is relevant in the evaluation of children’s health-disease states. Different methods and devices are used to estimate BC. The availability of methods and the clinical condition of the patient usually defines the ideal approach to be used. In this cross-section...

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Main Authors: Desiree Lopez-Gonzalez, Jonathan C. K. Wells, Alicia Parra-Carriedo, Gladys Bilbao, Martín Mendez, Patricia Clark
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
body composition
dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)
skinfold-thickness
deuterium dilution
air-displacement plethysmography (ADP)
MRI 6
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/5/1073

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